Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Changing Seasons and a Novica Giveaway

Hard to believe it's half way through November already and all sorts of holidays are upon us.

Time to knit more elf hats!

The trees are in the middle of losing their leaves - here a tree by the rail station in Huntington, Long Island where I go for my weekly visit to the grandchildren.

Nearer home Berch has decorated the barber for Thanksgiving....

but a nicotinia flower survives outside our building.

Pods hang by Pinwheel Park.

And now out thoughts turn to Christmas... By preference I prefer handmade presents - but I love looking at the shop windows anyway.

ABC Carpet's windows are a special treat - a sort of mingling of the exotic, the shabby-chic and the homey.

This year they are heavy on a woodland theme

and I'm a sucker for it.

Owls, deer and all the rest...

This brings me to my annual giveaway from the NOVICA site which has really lovely handcrafted gifts and has the additional benefit of helping craftspeople in the developing world. Here are some links to many good things - I always love the gorgeous Thai gift wrap and the Indian silk scarves - but that's just me. Jasmine suggested you might like to check out the links below for gift ideas.

I miss livin in Laguna Beach, when the main street (2 small blocks one of them no cars) would decorate all the windows and trees.I was hoping you would post some photos of ABC Carpet's windows. This years are amazing. The cards (?) in the first photo are so cool, love them.The first photo with elf hat is just perfect . Oh My Goodness, the Grandchildren have groen so much !I can't belive it.The hat that you made for me, Thank You again. I gave one hat to my Daughter, Granddaughter and kept one. Perfect !

Well Elizabeth, a certain beautiful little elf girl looks adorable in her cosy hat. Didn't the weather turn chilly quickly? Great to see the brave brother of said elf looking very handsome in that photograph, too.

All your pictures are grand. Fun to see what we saw at ABC. Yes...you captured the charm of those scenes.

Having been a past winner of this generous giveaway...may I encourage others to leave a comment? The prize is wonderful.